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Tigers advance to playoffs with win SPORTS, 1B Hall woman found guilty in Forsyth dog death case LOCAL, 5A DawsonCountyNews WEDNESDAY I NOVEMBER 7, 2018 DaWSOflNeWS ^COITI DAWSONVILLE, GEORGIA $1.00 Second proposal goes before city PERIMETER ROAD DEVELOPMENTS Both applications tabled until Dec. 3 By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com The Dawsonville City Council voted Monday night to table a decision on a proposed annexation and rezone applica tion that would allow 53 homes to go in at the comer of Allen Street and Perimeter Road. The council decided to extend their decision until the Dec. 3 meeting to allow for more time for a written agree ment to be drawn between the property owners and the city over a shared detention pond to be built on adjacent city proper ty. Applicants Michael Turner and Myles Montgomery are petitioning to annex into the city limits 11.407 acres and rezone to R-3, or single family residential with a density of three units per acre, as well as rezone another 2.768 acres already in the city from light industrial to R-3. The applicants also asked for a variance of 3.74 units per acre as opposed to the standard three. The variance was approved by the planning commission Oct. 8, with conditions and contingent upon the city council approving the annexation and rezoning. The council on Monday also addressed a letter of objection from the Dawson County Board of Commissioners regarding the application. In a 3-1 vote Oct. 18, the BOC decided to send a letter of objection to the city in regards to the pending annexation and rezoning request for the 11.407 acre tract. The letter, written by County Attorney Lynn Frey, states that “these increased resi dential use densities would dif fer from and be inconsistent with the county’s land use reso lution” and that it appears annexation of the parcels “might create an unincorporat ed island, to which the county objects.” “That is still pending,” Mayor Mike Eason said Nov. 5. “We at this point need to table this matter and request that our city attorney seek arbitration with the county.” On the other end of Perimeter Road, another subdivision is in the works. See Proposal 14A Celebrating five years in Dawson Photos by Allie Dean Dawson County News On Oct. 30, Dawson County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours celebrated Medical Plaza 400's fifth year in the county. Administrators talk recent additions, future of Medical Plaza 400 Diane Clark, X-ray technician at Medical Plaza 400, uses a CT scan machine. By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com Medical Plaza 400 celebrated five years in Dawsonville last week with a Business After Hours event hosted by the Dawson County Chamber of Commerce. Medical Plaza 400 opened in April 2013 as a branch of Northeast Georgia Health System, a not-for- profit community health system that serves more than 18 counties in northeast Georgia with anchor hospi tal campuses in Gainesville, Braselton and Barrow. The over 25,00 square foot, two- story Dawsonville medical center hosts Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and an urgent care facility that is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week. “When we first started out here on the western perimeter of our service area, we were a little bit nervous but I have to say how welcoming and how wonderful this community is,” said Jo Brewer, director of lab ser vices for Medical Plaza 400, during the event. “My hope (when) we cele brated our opening was that this See Medical 13A BOC approves 2019 budget By Allie Dean adean@dawsonnews.com A little over a month after Chairman Billy Thurmond’s initial proposed budget presenta tion, the Dawson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last week to adopt the 2019 budget for all funds at $42,520,137. The Nov. 1 vote followed a discussion and motion for several changes to the general fund budget, which comes in at a total of $27,170,235. There are 22 other funds includ ing the capital projects fund and SPLOST funds making up the difference. At Thurmond’s request commissioners added funds back to the Tax Commissioner’s Office for computers and supplies, added funds back to the planning and development department for software updates and allocated funds to the parks and recreation department for an increase in electricity costs. Commissioners also voted in favor of District 4 Commissioner Julie Hughes Nix’s recom mendation to allocate $66,426 to fund a public relations specialist position at the bequest of County Manager David Headley. See Budget 14A Veterans Day celebrations to be held Monday From staff reports The Veterans Affairs of Dawson County will be presenting a Veterans Day celebration Monday, Nov. 12, at Dawson County Junior High School. The day will start at 1 p.m. with a luncheon for the veterans, active military and law and emergency personnel and their spouses in the school cafeteria. Lunch will be served by the Etowah Water and Sewer Authority. The ceremony will follow at 2 p.m. and a parade through downtown Dawsonville will begin at 3:30 p.m. See Veterans 13A 0 9 0 9 9 Inside Volume 4, Number 7 © 2018, Dawson County News Dawsonville, Georgia Church Events 3B Classifieds 7B Dear Abby 6B Deaths 2A Legals 8B Opinion 9A Sports 1B 2A LongHorn manager receives nationwide recognition 4R Kilough, Blacks Mill Elementary first nine weeks awards We're all grown up. m NORTHS1DE HOSPITAL FORSYTH WOMEN’S CENTER Celebrating 10 years of delivering precious gifts
